ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1948, 3 January 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SUDDEN DEATH AT A PICNIC. (By Telig-rapli.-Press ; Aesociaitjon,) Thames, January ° Eugene O'Sulliran, a minor, aged 33 died suddenly yesterday, presumably from heart failure. _ With his wife and friends ho was picnicking at th,o : coast, and while filling a bucket of water-he collapsed. Artificial means ,<rf respiration w-cro adopted, and O'Sullivan showed.temporary improvement, but relapsed and died. A YOLTIf DROWNED. Chrlstchuroli, January; 2. A fifteen-year-old boy named Alfred Joseph Davidson, living at Sydenham, was drowned in the Heatheoto River .this afternoon. Ho could Hot swim aifnt got out of his depth. Tivo young men were with him at tfio time. • The -bods Wa,s recovered an hour later. OLD MAN DIBS SUDDENLY. ,-i; . ' Christohurch, January 2. I • Vv,' " co ' Blood, aged SO, boarding .'•? in Allen Street, dJe4 suddenly .. tliis M afternoon, 1 The cause of death 'is •sup* ; 'is posed to bo heart faflijro. . 'jf's INJURED SPINE. Thames, January 2. '% Willie competing a t tho settlers' 4: sports at Piriroa, Hauraki Plains, yes. t? terday, Charles Smith sustained a sovorft • injury to his back and at the conclusion of a litirdle race collapsed. His spine 'S was injured,- and ho was taken, to the Hospital. : HORSEPLAY AND THE SEQUEL. Wostport, January 2. Now Year's Eve horseplay resulted in a Chinese named John' Hun shooting a lad in the'wrist with' arorelver, Hum has been arrested. ; : LABOURER'S SUICIDE. ClsbomG, January ,2. ■ T. 0. Rar.dles, a labourer on- the railway works at. Matawai, a,'middle-aged man, committed suicido to-day. • ' ■ A drag'capsizes. . r Invercargill, January 2. ' On Now.Year's Day, when a drag' con* '.taiaing- seventeen passengers, was. returning to Otautau from, Ctifden .riiccß, the brake failed to not when a.- steep Ipll ■ \ was hoing : descended, 'fhs result -woB that.tho horses liad-to gallop down, and at a sharp turn at tho foot -,of the in- :j clihe the'drag, upsot, • Nino of' tho pas- .'" se'ngors . sustained severe- cuts'.;and bruises, : but none wore dangerously .hurt.'; LITTLE ROY DROWNED. Nap.lor, January 2. Leonard Hughes, aged eight-, a' son •of. Mr. Albert Hughes was ' drowned this morning, while 'bathing in the Tua-t-ake-re River. The body has iaot ! yet been recovered. / PECULIAR GUN ACCIDENT. Dunodln, January 2. James Gilkison, who was shooting iu . tho vicinity of Waitivti to-day, met with a.serious Ho was' boiling a billy til the afternoon, hut as the fire was slow ho poked it with tiieh-utt of his rifle which went off, the bullet lodging in his groin. Ho was brought to the Hospital to-night. ;